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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 17, 1988.

Page 11.

HEAVY CRUISER BOMBARDS PO ON Japanese Forces Nearing C.K. Railway

(By A Staff Reporter)

PORTUGAL AND COLONIES

Lisbon, To-day.. When

the Portuguese Prime Minister, Dr. Oliver Salazar, was

asked by a representative of the

"Diario de Noticias" what guar-

colonialed for the Portuguese possession, the Prime Minister answered with the coun-

A dull thud, a crash and my slumber 3,600 feet above Hong Kong and the New Territories was brought to an abrupt ending. From the summit of Taimoshan, the tallest peak in Hong Kong Territory, the surrounding seas and territory presented a wonderful sight, but what caught the eye instantly about 17 to 20 miles away to the North-that his colonial demands concern north-east, was a column of smoke and then another.

ter question: "Has not Hitler said

only the former German colonies?" The Portuguese Journalist want-

terried an authoritative statement on the reports that an international the smaller colonial powers would conference would be held in which

There could only be one explanation, a bombardment in Chinese

tory and as the position of the smoke columns was about 7 miles to the right of the Railway the explanation was easy. The Japanese had succeeded in reaching Lungkong.

The bombardment continued. No plane or planes were visible, though it seemed possible from the manner the columns of smoke suddenly shot into the air that bombs were dropping vertically on an objec- tive.

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be asked to make sacrifices. Trans-Ocean.

JAPS. STUDY SWATOW AREA

With glorious weather prevailing Gunfire 'from the cruiser was yesterday, the clouds and these still audible but after three- being very few, being another two quarters of an hour I decided to

Swatow, To-day. to three thousand feet above us, make my way down to Tsun Wan Japanese naval planes con- ducted an extensive reconnais- MARTIAL LAW IN CANTON [sance flight over Puning, Kit-

Canton, To-day. yeung_and Fungshan yesterday. Martial law has been declared in At Puning, west of here, they

FLOOD DISASTER visibility up to 30 miles or so was again.

Tokyo, To-day.

Reports from the flood disaster region in Kagoshima Prefecture re veal that the casualty list greatly -exceeds the worst fears and is still

mounting.

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Latest reportg disclose that 192 persons lost their lives and that over 200 are missing.-Our Correspondent.

TENSION EASES AT SWATOW

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Swatow, To-day- With the departure south of most of the Japanese warships, the tension in Swatow has eased. The foreign community re- mains calm. Three British war ships have arrived to. protect British residents.

There are now about 11 Japan ese men-of-war between Swatow and Tenghai.-Central News.

POLISH-CZECH AGREEMENT

Warsaw, To-day.

very good and although nothing could be discerned in the waterways beyond Mira Bay, the whole of which was clearly discernible, an-Canton. The declaration, it is an-dropped four-bombs, causing 10 other barrage, this time from the nounced, is only a provisional mea-civilian casualties. West, made my eyes slew round to sure. Central News.

News. wards Deep Bay. This, latter in- cident, however, occurred just under half an hour later.

From my position on the North- east side of the summit, a very strong breeze was blowing towards us and gunfire and at times what sounded very much like machine- gun fire could be heard.

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COLUMNS OF SMOKE Tiring of merely the sight columns of smoke breaking into the blue, I again tried slumber after

the hard grind up from Tsun Wan, minutes past three, this time by but was again disturbed about:12

Deep Bay, almost North-west from a dull crash coming from beyond where I was lying

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saw...: a

scanned the sea and Island pointing towards Kakshu. A large cruiser just below Taishan few minutes later, with the aid of a hand telescope, kindly lent by friend, I saw a broadside from the cruiser and following the apparent line of fire saw what appeared, to be a large concentration of junks making for the Bench or coast.

CRUISER SHELLING

It is reported here that a pro-

This was most exciting and the visional agreement has been reach-climb to the summit was after all ed between Poland and Czecho- providing fare totally unexpected Slovakia concerning various eco-To get a clear view of the action nomic questions resulting from the I had to make my way down to the cession to Poland of the Teschen right for 50 or 60 yards in order ̈diauriot.

" to secure a measure of shade from the blinding sun and from a new position watched the Japanese cruiser shelling the coast.

The iron and smelting works of »Ošla @will, by the terms of the agreement, be able to export their products to Czecho-Slovakia. Trans-Ocean.

Scanning the sea on line be tween Lantau Island and at a point] South West of my position, I saw For the unlawful possession of one four or five destroyers in line mök- revolver and five rounds, Wong Chuen, ing for the Canton Delta, The alias Wong Tai chuen, was sentenced glare on the sea, was however, too Ttoltwosind aśhalf years', Imprisonment

by Mr. E. H. Williams, at the Crimstrong and I was compelled to give

inal Sessions this morning.

the destroyers a rest.

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